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jimmy lee dykes is watching here now. please take your turn. >> mr. dykes i know you believe that what you have done is justified. but i also know in your heart you realize that this baby belongs back with his parents. and it could be that simple. thank you. >> let's talk about the 5-year-old boy. it has been reported that he may have aspergers. what should we be telling jimmy lee dydes about that little boy? >> the response to that of the negotiators and we still have a chance here. i think reremind him he is just a little boy and does have a condition that causes him to be anxious normally and this situation is certainly exacerbated the fact that he is even more anxious and his medication is important and you are now his protector and we want to see him and you come out safely together. >> sergeant joe, i have a 14-year-old son and the thought of my 14-year-old son in this situation really is heartbreaking. it is scary. talk to jimmy lee dykes now and tell him that this doesn't have to end badly. >> it doesn't. you know what happened in the past has
jimmy lee dykes is watching here now. please take your turn. >> mr. dykes i know you believe that what you have done is justified. but i also know in your heart you realize that this baby belongs back with his parents. and it could be that simple. thank you. >> let's talk about the 5-year-old boy. it has been reported that he may have aspergers. what should we be telling jimmy lee dydes about that little boy? >> the response to that of the negotiators and we still have a...
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jimmy lee dykes is holding the little boy in an underground bunker. he is letting them sends in medicine and snacks for the little boy and funeral services for the driver was held yesterday. >>> jim kerry will introduce himself and they made connections with leaders around the world. he made phone calls to israeli and palestinians leaders assuring them they will continue to pursue a middle east peace agreement and he also spoke with his counterparts in japan, turkey and mexico. he was sworn in on friday. >>> vice-president joseph biden is in paris for a meeting and this is video of the president and vice-president joseph biden arrived in france in morning. it is part of a european tour and he flies to england later today and he will meet with david cameron later today. >>> happy anniversary facebook. nine years ago today what was once the largest social network was launched at harvard. he made facebook in 2004 and then stamford and yale were also invited in. today there are 1 million facebook account helders all over the work -- holders all over the b
jimmy lee dykes is holding the little boy in an underground bunker. he is letting them sends in medicine and snacks for the little boy and funeral services for the driver was held yesterday. >>> jim kerry will introduce himself and they made connections with leaders around the world. he made phone calls to israeli and palestinians leaders assuring them they will continue to pursue a middle east peace agreement and he also spoke with his counterparts in japan, turkey and mexico. he was...
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the gunman - jimmy lee dykes - entered a child's school bus. and murdered the driver, before taking a little boy hostage. authorities tonight say, ethan is doing well. he was taken to a hospital to be checked-- he suffers from asperger's syndrome and attention deficit disorder. officials are declining to release details about todays raid. but say, they decided to carry it out because the boy faced imminent danger. after dykes was seen with a gun. still no word on exactly how the gunman died. >> jacqueline: the fog is going to be returning >> jacqueline: the fog is going to be returning bec[ female announcer ] safeway presents real big deals of the week. or how to get great prices on things you need. you look around for the best deals. that's why we give you real big club card deals each week. right now best foods mayonnaise is just $2.77. so pile it on. pizza is served. digiorno pizza is just $3.88. and here's a treat. dreyer's ice cream is only $2.88. real big deals this week and every week. only at safeway. ingredients for life. growing up, w
the gunman - jimmy lee dykes - entered a child's school bus. and murdered the driver, before taking a little boy hostage. authorities tonight say, ethan is doing well. he was taken to a hospital to be checked-- he suffers from asperger's syndrome and attention deficit disorder. officials are declining to release details about todays raid. but say, they decided to carry it out because the boy faced imminent danger. after dykes was seen with a gun. still no word on exactly how the gunman died....
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the suspect 65-year-old jimmy lee dykes was shot dead. they made the decision to take the suspect when negotiations deteriorated and they saw him carrying a gun. >>> a bipartisan group of alabama lawmakers has prepared legislation which would clear the names of the scotts borrow boys. in 1931 nine black teenagers were charged with raping two white women in paint rock, alabama. they were tried and convicted in scottsboro. 82 years later, it's widely known they did not commit the crimes. only one of the boys was formerly pardoned while he was still alive. >>> the black daughter of former south carolina senator strom thurmond has died at age 87. thurmond who was a staunch segregationist fathered a child with his family's black made and kempt her secret for more than -- kept her secret for more than 70 years. essie mae washington-williams did not reveal who her father was until he died. she said she doesn't want to damage his political career. fred lick douglas -- frederick douglas will find a home at the u.s. capitol. congress approved a res
the suspect 65-year-old jimmy lee dykes was shot dead. they made the decision to take the suspect when negotiations deteriorated and they saw him carrying a gun. >>> a bipartisan group of alabama lawmakers has prepared legislation which would clear the names of the scotts borrow boys. in 1931 nine black teenagers were charged with raping two white women in paint rock, alabama. they were tried and convicted in scottsboro. 82 years later, it's widely known they did not commit the crimes....
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jimmy lee dykes he has had issues with the law. he had some loner, he had anti-government views and he would roam at night with a shotgun and have a flashlight. if he had any issues with the neighbors he was constantly making threats. on one wednesday he was supposed to be in court. he was facing menacing charges while threatening one of the neighbor while ten-year-old daughter was present. neighbors were wary of him and some were even afraid of him. we talked to one, he killed her dog with a lead pipe. >> jamie: that is frightening insight into who is holding this five-year-old boy. glad you are on the scene. thank you. >> kelly: we'll continue tracking this story to do that. to do that go to our tv for all the latest developments on that particular story. meantime, there is a lot going on. big new developments in u.s. policy towards iran. at a security conference in germany, vice president joe biden underlying u.s. willingness to hold direct talks with tehran over controversial nuclear program. listen. >> we have made it clear at
jimmy lee dykes he has had issues with the law. he had some loner, he had anti-government views and he would roam at night with a shotgun and have a flashlight. if he had any issues with the neighbors he was constantly making threats. on one wednesday he was supposed to be in court. he was facing menacing charges while threatening one of the neighbor while ten-year-old daughter was present. neighbors were wary of him and some were even afraid of him. we talked to one, he killed her dog with a...
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lee dykes allegedly climbed aboard this school bus looking for hostages, shot and killed the bus driver who tried to stop him and grabbed the 5- year-old known as ethan, holding him in a 24 square foot underground bunker. how do you get a hostage out of a bunker? >> our emergency services team trains for this. the better prepared they are, the better they'll perform when called upon. >> reporter: in alabama,negoators talked for days communicating through a 4 inch ventilation pipe. >> we have mental health professionals and things that would be listening and say do you think this guy is capable of rational thoughts? do you think it's to a point he'll do harm to the hostage? >> that point came monday with the help of a secretly placed camera. >> negotiations deteriorated and mr. daix was observed -- dykes was observed holding a gun. at this point, fbi agents fearing the child was in eminent danger entered the bunker and rescued the child. >> reporter: throw in two flash bangs to distract him and entered through a door in the roof. over in seconds, cops patting each other on the back. at a
lee dykes allegedly climbed aboard this school bus looking for hostages, shot and killed the bus driver who tried to stop him and grabbed the 5- year-old known as ethan, holding him in a 24 square foot underground bunker. how do you get a hostage out of a bunker? >> our emergency services team trains for this. the better prepared they are, the better they'll perform when called upon. >> reporter: in alabama,negoators talked for days communicating through a 4 inch ventilation pipe....
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authorities storm the bunker after negotiation with suspect jimmie lee dykes broke down. officials are not releasing any details on the rate but they say he was shot and killed. police and family of a boy named ethan are just glad he is safe. >> he is happy to be home. he is very excited. like a said, he is happy to be home. and he looks good. he looks good. >> ethan's six birthday is tomorrow. the investigators have many days of work still ahead of them at the crime scene. >> a push for gun control -- reveals january was the second highest month on record for gun background checks, according to the fbi. more than 2.4 million background checks will profit -- process through the national and state from a back road test -- check system and december was the number one record-setting month with 2.7 million. that was after the deadly shooting in the town bank, connecticut. >> and the risk of a national financial crisis the federal government is accusing standard and poor's of civil fraud. the government said the rating agency gave high marks to risky mortgage bonds and that he
authorities storm the bunker after negotiation with suspect jimmie lee dykes broke down. officials are not releasing any details on the rate but they say he was shot and killed. police and family of a boy named ethan are just glad he is safe. >> he is happy to be home. he is very excited. like a said, he is happy to be home. and he looks good. he looks good. >> ethan's six birthday is tomorrow. the investigators have many days of work still ahead of them at the crime scene. >>...
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him from a school bus and killed the bus driver. 65-year-old jimmy lee dykes is holding that little boy in an underground bunker. he is allowing them to send in medicine snacks and toys for the little child. by the way the funeral for the bus driver was held yesterday. >>> people are celebrating the birthday of rosa parks. she would have been 100 years old today. she died in october 2005, best known for refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger and that fueled crippling boycotts and a supreme court ruling against public segregation. >>> and in menlo park, the world's biggest social network is celebrating its 9th anniversary. mark zuckerberg opened the facebook.com to his classmates at harvard and they added stamford columbia why and yale students and -- columbia and yale students all over the world. now it is available in 7 languages. >> -- 70 languages. >>> we have a water rescue going on in san francisco. there was a person in aquatic park. one of our crew members is on the way and that person was picked up by a san francisco fire boat and is now being taken to a medic and
him from a school bus and killed the bus driver. 65-year-old jimmy lee dykes is holding that little boy in an underground bunker. he is allowing them to send in medicine snacks and toys for the little child. by the way the funeral for the bus driver was held yesterday. >>> people are celebrating the birthday of rosa parks. she would have been 100 years old today. she died in october 2005, best known for refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger and that fueled crippling...
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vietnam jimmy lee dykes now an alleged murderer remained holed up with a 5-year-old he took. >> the flag-dragged coffin carrying the 66-year-old bus driver where family and friends gathered to say good-bye. he was shot several times and killed before the gunman abducted the 5-year-old boy from the bus hchl e's been holding the 5-year-old in a bunker since tuesday. an escort of buses followed him to his final resting place. the school superintendent read letters from the children who rode his bus. poland was also a sunday school teacher. a cousin told me poland and his wife loved being around children. >> he always loved kids. it's not surprising he did what he did. >> reporter: after poland laid to rest people gathered in the city for a prayer vigil. they've been coming here every night hoping the standoff ends peacefully. they continue to speak to him through a ventilation pipe. on sunday they used the pipe to deliver items that the boy requested includes cheez-its and red hotwheels cars. investigators say dykes is making the boy as comfortable as possible. they're not saying whether he's makin
vietnam jimmy lee dykes now an alleged murderer remained holed up with a 5-year-old he took. >> the flag-dragged coffin carrying the 66-year-old bus driver where family and friends gathered to say good-bye. he was shot several times and killed before the gunman abducted the 5-year-old boy from the bus hchl e's been holding the 5-year-old in a bunker since tuesday. an escort of buses followed him to his final resting place. the school superintendent read letters from the children who rode...
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those items have included potato chips, toys, and medicine and police say that jimmy lee dykes has agreed to allow the items to continue to flow, geraldo. >> geraldo: has he allowed the child to speak to authorities? >> that we don't know. the authorities have not said whether or not they have allowed the child to talk. they have only mentioned that they are in communication with the suspect. >> geraldo: on tuesday, when dykes stopped that bus jonathan, shot that driver, four times, killed him, why did he kill the driver? >> you know, witness statements according to witnesses being mr. poland actually, the tried to block the gunman according to witness accounts the gunman first came on the bus demanding two hostages. the driver positioned himself between the gunman and most of the children on the bus and that s when allegedly opened fire, killing the driver. people in this community say that mr. poland s a hero. his funeral is scheduled for 2:00 tomorrow and the they are going to be holding it at the ozark civic sen it teresa payton because they are are expecting literally thousands of pe
those items have included potato chips, toys, and medicine and police say that jimmy lee dykes has agreed to allow the items to continue to flow, geraldo. >> geraldo: has he allowed the child to speak to authorities? >> that we don't know. the authorities have not said whether or not they have allowed the child to talk. they have only mentioned that they are in communication with the suspect. >> geraldo: on tuesday, when dykes stopped that bus jonathan, shot that driver, four...
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cbs also reports the alleged kidnapper jimmy lee dykes is dead. dykes snatched the little boy last tuesday after he stormed a school bus and killed the driver. he had been holding ethan in an underground bunker on his alabama property ever since. we're standing by for a news conference. we'll bring it to you when it happens. >>> a decorated former marine charged with shooting and killing a former navy seal sniper is now on suicide watch. >> eddie ray routh is in a texas jail held on $3 million bond and now police are trying to determine if he's suffering from trauma from the iraq war. >> reporter: texas guards tasered and confined eddie ray routh sunday night after he became violent inside the jail. he's charged with killing chad thefield and chris kyle at a shooting -- littlefield and chris kyle at a shooting range. the shooting happened saturday at a sprawling gun range outside fort worth. police say routh shot the men multiple times with a semiautomatic gun. he was arrested on a texas highway a short time later. routh's neighbors say they can't
cbs also reports the alleged kidnapper jimmy lee dykes is dead. dykes snatched the little boy last tuesday after he stormed a school bus and killed the driver. he had been holding ethan in an underground bunker on his alabama property ever since. we're standing by for a news conference. we'll bring it to you when it happens. >>> a decorated former marine charged with shooting and killing a former navy seal sniper is now on suicide watch. >> eddie ray routh is in a texas jail held...
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lee dykes has allow negotiators to send medicine for the boy, named ethan. other items include coloring books and toys have been sent into the bucket through a ventilation pipe that leads into the hideout. that incident began on tuesday windbags boarded a school bus and demanded to boys. dykes fight fatally shot the bus driver when he tried to block am who at been abducted even. >> former new york mayor ed koch will be honored at his funeral this morning by former president bill clinton. mr. clinton as serving as representative for president obama at the funeral. the israeli consul general and new york mayor michael bloomberg are also said as begin today's service. air police guard helicopters are expected to fly over this and i got in honor of koch. the former mayor died friday of congestive heart failure at age 88. >> (cheers & applause) ♪ >> that was at halftime show there. beyonce answer critics during halftime performance by singing live with fierce as and confidence. she got a little help from fellow does the child band mates. beyonce saying hit song
lee dykes has allow negotiators to send medicine for the boy, named ethan. other items include coloring books and toys have been sent into the bucket through a ventilation pipe that leads into the hideout. that incident began on tuesday windbags boarded a school bus and demanded to boys. dykes fight fatally shot the bus driver when he tried to block am who at been abducted even. >> former new york mayor ed koch will be honored at his funeral this morning by former president bill clinton....
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this is jimmy lee dykes, the 65-year-old man who has been holding a 5-year-old hostage since tuesday afternoon. the photography released friday by the dale county sheriff's department. the standoff has entered its fifth day. the bufrpger where dykes is keeping ethan is even smaller than previously reported. a steep ladder leads into the space which is 4 feet wide and 6 feet long with 8-foot-high ceilings. >> if i ever saw somebody come up missing, i'd know where to start looking. >> reporter: at first neighbors thought dykes was constructing a storm shelter but michael grew alarmed when dykes asked him a strange question. do you think you can hear someone scream from inside. >> it's a little bit of a red flag in my mind. >> reporter: creel's nephew stepped off the bus moments before he killed the bus driver and kidnapped ethan. that day he had dropped off home made jam for paving his driveway just hours before he killed him. hostage negotiators continue to speak with dykes through a pvc pipe in the hopes of persuading him to let ethan go. and while those who know dykes don't believe
this is jimmy lee dykes, the 65-year-old man who has been holding a 5-year-old hostage since tuesday afternoon. the photography released friday by the dale county sheriff's department. the standoff has entered its fifth day. the bufrpger where dykes is keeping ethan is even smaller than previously reported. a steep ladder leads into the space which is 4 feet wide and 6 feet long with 8-foot-high ceilings. >> if i ever saw somebody come up missing, i'd know where to start looking. >>...
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. >> reporter: police say his alleged killer, jimmy lee dykes, boarded a stopped school bus and demanded two kids. when poland refused, police say dykes shot him to death and took a boy named ethan with a mild form of autism hostage. >> i wish i could just hug him and hold him and tell him it's going to be all right. >> reporter: dykes has kept ethan in an underground bunker allowing him crackers, coloring books and medicine. as the standoff enters the second week, there's no telling how long it could last. psychologists say the toll on ethan could be significant. >> the over dd riding thought in his head is that he wants his mother, that he just wants to be out of that situation. >> reporter: the ordeal brings back eerie memories of another kidnapping in 1976. three men with guns abducted 26 children, ages 5 to 14 from a school bus in chalchilla, california, the kidnappers forced them underground. they spent 16 terrible hours there, clutching each other in tears. the kids and their bus driver, also hailed as a hero, managed to escape. but 37 years later for many, the scars remain. >> th
. >> reporter: police say his alleged killer, jimmy lee dykes, boarded a stopped school bus and demanded two kids. when poland refused, police say dykes shot him to death and took a boy named ethan with a mild form of autism hostage. >> i wish i could just hug him and hold him and tell him it's going to be all right. >> reporter: dykes has kept ethan in an underground bunker allowing him crackers, coloring books and medicine. as the standoff enters the second week, there's no...
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lee dykes. gio benitez has the latest. >> reporter: when will this little boy with autism be let go. police say he's not been physically harmed. this morning, drones like this are flying over the homemade underground bunker where police say this man, jimmy lee dykes, is holding a 5-year-old boy named ethan hostage. it's been seven days since he stormed a school bus here in midland city, threatening the students on board before killing the driver and kidnapping ethan. >> he's like, i'll kill y'all. >> reporter: police admit they have little to go on. few demands, no motive. no sense of when the standoff may end. >> it gives them more time to study the bunker. has he booby trapped the door? >> reporter: dykes is holding the boy in a remote part of southern alabama. they've been communicating with him through a ventilation pipe that leads to the bunker. they've used to it send the child comfort item, a red hot wheels car, potato chips, medicine. over the weekend, a press conference to thank the hos
lee dykes. gio benitez has the latest. >> reporter: when will this little boy with autism be let go. police say he's not been physically harmed. this morning, drones like this are flying over the homemade underground bunker where police say this man, jimmy lee dykes, is holding a 5-year-old boy named ethan hostage. it's been seven days since he stormed a school bus here in midland city, threatening the students on board before killing the driver and kidnapping ethan. >> he's like,...
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. >> his abductor, 65-year-old jimmy lee dykes is dead. killed in the raid that freed that little boy. they used secret cameras to watch dykes, noticed he was acting erratically and that time may had been running out. victor blackwell is live. what a relief for this family. victor, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, brooke. yes, not only for the family, but for the entire community. people across the country, even in other countries, were following this story, and commenting and praying that they were hoping ethan would be able to come home soon. two reasons why this happened when it did. first, we're told that communications with jimmy lee dykes broke down in the day leading up to the raid and the more important reason, they saw he had a gun and he had to go in when they did to save ethan. ethan is safe. this is a photograph of the 5-year-old being taken to a hospital after being held hostage for nearly a week in an underground bunker in midland city, alabama. >> he is doing fine. he's laughing, joking, playing, eating. things that
. >> his abductor, 65-year-old jimmy lee dykes is dead. killed in the raid that freed that little boy. they used secret cameras to watch dykes, noticed he was acting erratically and that time may had been running out. victor blackwell is live. what a relief for this family. victor, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, brooke. yes, not only for the family, but for the entire community. people across the country, even in other countries, were following this story, and commenting...
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authorities stormed the bunker on monday after negotiations with suspect jimmy lee dykes deteriorated and he was seen holding a gun. he was killed. he kidnapped the boy last week after he shot and killed a school bus driver. the child's 6 the birthday of small. it's homeland security secretary janet napolitano will spend another day inspecting the u.s. border with mexico. she will visit el paso, texas today. she talked about what she calls dramatic improvements in border security. she says big investments in border enforcement have led to a huge drop in the flow of illegal immigrants and the lack of violence in major border cities. the senate has approved a bill to increase security at u.s. embassies and diplomatic missions worldwide. the legislation comes in the wake of last september's attack in benghazi, libya, but killed u.s. ambassador chris stevens and three other americans. the extra security will be paid for with surplus funds no longer needed in iraq. the bill now heads to the house. this is always different topic. if you're on a long international flight, there's a screaming
authorities stormed the bunker on monday after negotiations with suspect jimmy lee dykes deteriorated and he was seen holding a gun. he was killed. he kidnapped the boy last week after he shot and killed a school bus driver. the child's 6 the birthday of small. it's homeland security secretary janet napolitano will spend another day inspecting the u.s. border with mexico. she will visit el paso, texas today. she talked about what she calls dramatic improvements in border security. she says big...
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negotiators continue to work with accused captor jimmy lee dykes. the 65-year-old is locked up in an underground set ware five- year-old boy with special needs. dykes kidnapped the boy off his school bus last week after killing the bus driver. investigators have been able to give the boy food, toys and his medicine. the bus driver who was killed was laid to rest yesterday. >>> police in southern california say eight team died and 38 were hurt after a tour bus crashed last night t hit two other cars and flipped over while coming down the mountains east of l.a. the california highway patrol says the driver reported brake problems and rear ended a car and landed on a trailer that was being pulled about a pickup. the passengers were part of a tourist group from tijuana, mexico. >>> thirty people were hit in a bus over the weekend in boston. the bus hit an overpass. it was carrying mostly high school students and their chaperones who were on the way home from a visit to harvard. investigators say the driver may have missed signs saying the bus would not
negotiators continue to work with accused captor jimmy lee dykes. the 65-year-old is locked up in an underground set ware five- year-old boy with special needs. dykes kidnapped the boy off his school bus last week after killing the bus driver. investigators have been able to give the boy food, toys and his medicine. the bus driver who was killed was laid to rest yesterday. >>> police in southern california say eight team died and 38 were hurt after a tour bus crashed last night t hit...
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the standoff began late tuesday when the suspect, jimmy lee dykes boarded a school bus fatally shooting the bus driver. he then randomly grabbed the child and took him to an underground bunker. negotiators spent days talk to go dykes through a ventilation pipe. >>> on his first trip in his second term president obama hit the road to push for stricter gun laws. nbc bay area's janelle wang is here with that story and more in our "world tonight." >>> raj, president obama chose minneapolis because the city has recently brought its crime rate to a 30-year low. the president is pushing congress to pass universal background checks, a limit on high-capacity magazines and an assault weapons ban. in his speech today the president said law enforcement should never be outgunned on the streets. universal background streets is gaining support but the ban on assault weapons is a tougher fight. >> there's even one thing we can do. if there's just one life we can save, we've got an obligation to try. we don't have to agree on everything to agree it's time to do something. >> the president is also callin
the standoff began late tuesday when the suspect, jimmy lee dykes boarded a school bus fatally shooting the bus driver. he then randomly grabbed the child and took him to an underground bunker. negotiators spent days talk to go dykes through a ventilation pipe. >>> on his first trip in his second term president obama hit the road to push for stricter gun laws. nbc bay area's janelle wang is here with that story and more in our "world tonight." >>> raj, president...
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and then he shot the bus driver. >> reporter: police sources identify the suspect as jimmy lee dykes, the owner of the same property that s.w.a.t. teams have descended upon and where the gunman is holed up in an underground bunker with a young boy. >> at this time we have no reason to believe that the child has been harmed. >> reporter: neighbors say he has long been a problem. >> i always called him mean man. >> reporter: the 65-year-old reportedly a military veteran who missed a court hearing where he was to face charges for menacing neighbors. police radio traffic captured the chaos he 'ledgedly caused. >> just had a bus driver shot. possibly deceased. >> the suspect has removed a child from the bus. they're on foot -- >> reporter: parents of other children on the bus panicked. >> nobody called and told me anything. now he jumps in her car. i'm going to look for my son. i called home. he's not home. >> reporter: but police say dykes took just one child, a boy who happens to need special medications, now stuck in a hole difficult for s.w.a.t. teams to reach. >> we ask for prayer for
and then he shot the bus driver. >> reporter: police sources identify the suspect as jimmy lee dykes, the owner of the same property that s.w.a.t. teams have descended upon and where the gunman is holed up in an underground bunker with a young boy. >> at this time we have no reason to believe that the child has been harmed. >> reporter: neighbors say he has long been a problem. >> i always called him mean man. >> reporter: the 65-year-old reportedly a military...
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the suspect, identified as jimmy lee dykes reportedly has a history of mental problems. he may have been due in court today on menacing charges. >>> the first congressional hearing on gun violence since the connecticut school shooting is being held today. the head of the nra will ask congress not to blame law-abiding gun owners for the recent shooootings. while mark kelly and gabby giffords are expected to push for universal back ground checks and limits on high capacity magazines. >>> in medical news, you may want to ask you boss for an earlier lunch hour. people on a diet who eat lunch early end up losing more weight than those that eat late in the afternoon. the body processes sugar differently te pending on time of day. >>> and finally, wow, the definition of american heroism. form eer soldier brendan marroc made a point of wheeling himself sp a press conference on tuesday. he was using transplanted arms. he lost his arms and legs in 2009. that has not stopped him. >> not having arms takes so much away from you. even your personality. i have oversome so much in the l
the suspect, identified as jimmy lee dykes reportedly has a history of mental problems. he may have been due in court today on menacing charges. >>> the first congressional hearing on gun violence since the connecticut school shooting is being held today. the head of the nra will ask congress not to blame law-abiding gun owners for the recent shooootings. while mark kelly and gabby giffords are expected to push for universal back ground checks and limits on high capacity magazines....
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jimmy lee dykes described as a survivalist, the bus driver who shielded other children from the gunman is being hailed as a hero. charles poland jr. was honored yesterday. victor blackwell is following all of the developments from midland city, alabama. ♪ >> hundreds of friends and relatives, strangers, listened to excerpts from letters writtenpy children. the children, 66-year-old bus driver charles poland dref to school every day. teachers arrived oniel low buses aborned with black bows to honor the friend they called chuck. >> he was a simple man, but i can tell you this, there this time, i haven't used a word to describe himself that he would very graciously decline, and that word is hero. >> reporter: he was driving his usual route on tuesday when jimmy lee dykes forced his way on to the bus with the gun and demanded to take two of the 22 children. poland refused. dykes shot and killed him and snatched a 5-year-old boy. local, state and federal authorities have been working around the clock to free the boy from a bunker. heater and electric blanket keep them warm. but wally olso
jimmy lee dykes described as a survivalist, the bus driver who shielded other children from the gunman is being hailed as a hero. charles poland jr. was honored yesterday. victor blackwell is following all of the developments from midland city, alabama. ♪ >> hundreds of friends and relatives, strangers, listened to excerpts from letters writtenpy children. the children, 66-year-old bus driver charles poland dref to school every day. teachers arrived oniel low buses aborned with black...
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lee dykes has allowed negotiators to send medicine for the boy, named ethan. other items including coloring books and toys have through a ventilation pipe that leads into the hideout. the incident began on tuesday when dykes boarded a school bus and demanded two boys. dykes fatally shot the bus driver when he tried to block dykes. who then abducted ethan. former new york mayor ed koch will be honored at his funeral this morning by former president bill clinton. mister clinton is serving as a representative for president obama at the funeral. the israeli consul general and new york mayor michael bloomberg are also set to speak at today's service. new york police department helicopters are expected to fly over the synagogue in honor of koch. the former mayor died friday of congestive heart failure at age 88. president obama says the boy scouts of america should allow gay members. he also said women should be allowed in military combat roles. the president's comments in an interview on c-b-s before the super bowl come ahead of a meeting of the boy scouts' nationa
lee dykes has allowed negotiators to send medicine for the boy, named ethan. other items including coloring books and toys have through a ventilation pipe that leads into the hideout. the incident began on tuesday when dykes boarded a school bus and demanded two boys. dykes fatally shot the bus driver when he tried to block dykes. who then abducted ethan. former new york mayor ed koch will be honored at his funeral this morning by former president bill clinton. mister clinton is serving as a...
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lee dykes. the fbi has been negotiating with him. abc's gio benitez has been on this story from the beginning and joins us from midland city, alabama, with the latest. gio snshgs. >> reporter: amy, good morning. today the question, when will this little boy with autism be let go? police say he's not been physically harmed. this morning, drones like this are flying over the homemade underground bunker where police say this man, jimmy lee dykes, is holding a 5-year-old boy named ethan hostage. it has now been seven days since the 65-year-old stormed a school bus here in midland city, threatening the students on board before killing the driver and kidnapping ethan. >> he's like, i'll kill y'all. >> reporter: despite days of negotiations, police admit they have little to go on. few demands, no motive. no sense of when the standoff may end. >> it gives them more time to study the bunker. does he have any explosives? has he booby trapped the door? >> reporter: dykes is holding the boy in a remote part
lee dykes. the fbi has been negotiating with him. abc's gio benitez has been on this story from the beginning and joins us from midland city, alabama, with the latest. gio snshgs. >> reporter: amy, good morning. today the question, when will this little boy with autism be let go? police say he's not been physically harmed. this morning, drones like this are flying over the homemade underground bunker where police say this man, jimmy lee dykes, is holding a 5-year-old boy named ethan...
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. >>> the school bus driver allegedly shot by jimmy lee dykes was laid to rest yesterday. dykes remains underground with his 5-year-old captive. manuel bojorquez has more. >> reporter: good morning, charlie and norah. police tell us they still have an open line of communication with dykes but after almost a full week of the standoff, very little has changed. details remain scarce. dykes did allow police to lower crackers and a red hotwhiles eer into the bunker. she's a friend of the family. she says he has autism. >> i know he's cried. i know he wants his mama because he's never been away from her. >> i want to thank him for taking care of our child. >> reporter: neighbors know him for his anti-government rant bus he's a decorated vietnam veteran. he received awards for good conduct. just miles from the standoff, hundreds gathered sunday to remain slain bus driver charles poland jr. police say dykes shot poland tuesday when he stormed this bus and demanded child hoss tax. 22 escaped. robby bachelor is also a school bus driver. >> he laid down his life for the kids on that
. >>> the school bus driver allegedly shot by jimmy lee dykes was laid to rest yesterday. dykes remains underground with his 5-year-old captive. manuel bojorquez has more. >> reporter: good morning, charlie and norah. police tell us they still have an open line of communication with dykes but after almost a full week of the standoff, very little has changed. details remain scarce. dykes did allow police to lower crackers and a red hotwhiles eer into the bunker. she's a friend of...
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authorities say jimmy lee dykes shot and killed a school bus driver tuesday afternoon and then grabbed the boy and took off. police believe the bunker there has electricity, food, and even tv, meaning the siege may not end any time soon. neighbors have been holding prayer vigils for the boy all week. >>> new this morning, people in chicago are breathing a sigh of relief after a convicted murderer who was released by accident finds himself back in police custody. steven robins is serving a 60-year sentence in the indiana state penitentiary for murder. wednesday night robins was mistakenly released after a court appearance in chicago. police found him last knignighta home about 60 miles south of chicago after numerous tips from the public. he was rearrested without incident. >>> port operators along the east coast are breathing a sigh of relief this morning now that they've reached a deal for a new contract. this avoids a potential strike by long shoremen. the deal involved royalty payments made to union members for each container they unloaded. if the two sides did not come to an agreem
authorities say jimmy lee dykes shot and killed a school bus driver tuesday afternoon and then grabbed the boy and took off. police believe the bunker there has electricity, food, and even tv, meaning the siege may not end any time soon. neighbors have been holding prayer vigils for the boy all week. >>> new this morning, people in chicago are breathing a sigh of relief after a convicted murderer who was released by accident finds himself back in police custody. steven robins is...
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lee dykes. the man believed to be holding a boy hostage, than with asperger's syndrome, in the underground bunker. >> he has supplies and food. this child is 5 years old. has he got food that whithis ch will eat? >> reporter: he served in the navy in the 1960s and won award including a meritorious unit commendation. a good conduct medal and a vietnam service medal. [ siren ] >> reporter: on tuesday, those honors seemed very far away. police say dykes boarded a stopped school bus and demanded two random young children. when the bus driver refused, police a dykes shot and killed him and made off with 5-year-old ethan. kelly miller said her kids got off the butt right before the shooting. >> -- off the bus right before the shooting. >> i cannot believe he got on the bus with the intentions to grab a 6 to 8-year-old, all he had to do was grab him. he got him home before this happened. >> reporter: a funeral for the bus driver is scheduled for today. his family says he loved his job and died a hero.
lee dykes. the man believed to be holding a boy hostage, than with asperger's syndrome, in the underground bunker. >> he has supplies and food. this child is 5 years old. has he got food that whithis ch will eat? >> reporter: he served in the navy in the 1960s and won award including a meritorious unit commendation. a good conduct medal and a vietnam service medal. [ siren ] >> reporter: on tuesday, those honors seemed very far away. police say dykes boarded a stopped school...
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jimmy lee dykes is said to be making the child as comfortable as possible, allowing police to send down crackers, even a hot wheels car. we're told that dykes has demanded that a reporter be sent down to speak with him. meanwhile, funeral services were held yesterday for the school bus driver dykes is accused of shooting. you have to wonder the psyche of that little boy. seven days down there now. no end in sight. and according to some reports, that bunker is well stocked. this could drag on for weeks and weeks. >> the only thing that we worry about is the little boy and that he's being kept as comfortable as possible. that's all we can hope and pray for at this point. and the fact the police are asking us to prarks it's hard to take. >>> police in turkey are questioning at least 11 suspects in the death of a woman who vanished before she was returned to home. she suffered a fate'll blow to the head. she was seen on surveillance video walking through a mall. detectives are still trying to figure out why her passport and her cell phone were left behind in her hotel room. >>> top leaders
jimmy lee dykes is said to be making the child as comfortable as possible, allowing police to send down crackers, even a hot wheels car. we're told that dykes has demanded that a reporter be sent down to speak with him. meanwhile, funeral services were held yesterday for the school bus driver dykes is accused of shooting. you have to wonder the psyche of that little boy. seven days down there now. no end in sight. and according to some reports, that bunker is well stocked. this could drag on...
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. >> reporter: tuesday afternoon, 65-year-old jimmy lee dykes stormed on to a school bus. >> believe the children, a child is on the line with us advising that the bus driver's been shot. >> reporter: that driver, charles polan was shot dead. before dykes took ethan to the bunker. >> he's got steps made out of cinder blocks going down to it. >> reporter: neighbors say dykes has isolated himself in the bunker for as long as eight days before. he may have enough supplies to last weeks. today, why do we know so little about dykes? >> one of the reasons they're keeping the negotiations close to the vest and not releasing his picture is to try to ins plate the situation as much as possible so they don't have a situation to deal with his anger and rage. >> ethan's mom did want me to convey a message to the community and the people of this area. that she's extremely grateful for all the prars that that's what's getting her through. >> reporter: meanwhile, children are trying to understand why this happened to their friend. >> he always plays at my house. i miss him. i miss him a lot. >> rep
. >> reporter: tuesday afternoon, 65-year-old jimmy lee dykes stormed on to a school bus. >> believe the children, a child is on the line with us advising that the bus driver's been shot. >> reporter: that driver, charles polan was shot dead. before dykes took ethan to the bunker. >> he's got steps made out of cinder blocks going down to it. >> reporter: neighbors say dykes has isolated himself in the bunker for as long as eight days before. he may have enough...
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all eyes are on jimmy lee dykes. authorities gave us a firsthand look at the bus involved as it was towed away from the crime scene. they also thanked the suspect for taking care of this young boy, meaning there's heat in the bunker, it gets down into the 20s overnight. the young kindergartener is getting comfort food such as potato chips and cheese-itz, color books and medication that he needs. remember, we heard from neighbors earlier this week that describe the suspect as an anti-government menacing figure who often made threats to his neighbors there's some schools opening up, including dale county, some remain closed. the bus driver, we attended his very emotional funeral. friended hailed him as a hero. all around the community, we're seeing black, blue and red ribbons, sim bombizing a certainly -- symbolizing a community certainly in mourning. >> thank you. >>> 8:09. still ahead -- john kerry starts his job as everyone secretary of state today -- his job as secretary of state today. >> i have big heels to fill
all eyes are on jimmy lee dykes. authorities gave us a firsthand look at the bus involved as it was towed away from the crime scene. they also thanked the suspect for taking care of this young boy, meaning there's heat in the bunker, it gets down into the 20s overnight. the young kindergartener is getting comfort food such as potato chips and cheese-itz, color books and medication that he needs. remember, we heard from neighbors earlier this week that describe the suspect as an anti-government...